Hingis first celeb to leave Strictly
Martina Hingis is the youngest ever winner of a grand slam title
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Sunday, 20, Sep 2009 10:53
By Alistair Potter.
Former tennis superstar Martina Hingis has become the first celebrity to be voted off this year's edition of Strictly Come Dancing.
The 28-year-old Swiss and her partner Matthew Cutler lost out in a dance-off against Crimewatch presenter Rav Wilding and his partner Aliona Vilani.
Hingis, who retired from tennis in 2007 after receiving a two-year ban for cocaine use, failed to wow the judges with her Latin dance on Saturday after a similarly disappointing performance in Friday's show.
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Czech-born Hingis is best known for her skills on a tennis court.
She became the youngest singles champion at Wimbledon since Lottie Dod in 1887 when she beat Jana Novotna in the 1997 final, aged just 17.
She won a total of five grand slams in a star-studded career - including the Australian Open three years in a row in 1997, 1998 and 1999.